Office of Student Financial Aid - A to Z Index

A-Z (Contents) Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Abroad, Education
- General Program Information
  - Financial Aid Checklist
  - Frequently Asked Financial Aid Questions
  - Reference Sheet
  - Scholarships for Education Abroad
Academic Achievement/Diversity Scholarship Program
Academic Deficiency
Academic Eligibility - Reinstatement
Academic Scholarships
- Academic Achievement/Diversity Scholarship Program
- Glenn Terrell Presidential Scholarship Program
- Regents Scholarship Program
Academic Scholarship Application
ACG Grants - Academic Competitiveness Grants
Additional Hours/Additional Weeks - Summer 2008 (Summer has ended)
Address changes
- You may change your address or phone number by going to myWSU, my Profile, select “Change address or phone”.
Address, of our offices
Admission Awarded Scholarships
- International Freshman Academic Award
- International Transfer Academic Award
Aid Eligibility
Alaska Loan Program
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention
- Health & Wellness
- Office of Student Conduct (university policies)
Aliens, Non-Resident Aliens & Taxes
Alternative (Private) Loans
- Completing the Application
- General Information
- Competitive Private Loan Product Lenders
  - view the list
  - print the list
- Questions to Ask When Comparing Private/Alternative Educational Loans
- Comparing Parent PLUS Loans to Private/Alternative Loans
Alumni
- Alumni Scholarships
- Alumni Scholarship Applications and Website
American Indian Endowed Scholarship
Announcements, Current
Appeal - Satisfactory Academic Progress
- SAP Appeal Form RB - print instructions
- SAP Requirements
Apartment Living
- Apartment Housing On-Campus
- Living Off-Campus
Appeal for Independency
Apply for
- the FAFSA (required for academic year aid)
- 2009-10 WSU Scholarships (not yet available)
- Summer Session 2008 Financial Aid Application
  - (Summer has ended)
Assistantships, Graduate
Athletics
- Athletic Awards
- Athletic Equity
  - Gender Equity Report
  - WSU Athletics
- Athletic Forms & Letters
Authorization to Apply Financial Aid to All Charges (download form)
- What can be paid
Authorization to Release Financial Information (FERPA)
- (download form)
- FERPA at WSU
Awarding of Financial Aid
- Accepting an award
- Changes to your award
- Making awards
- Revised award notification

B

Baby, Expecting a - Special Circumstance
Bill for Tuition & Fees
- Advance Payment - New Students
- Payment On-Line - Continuing Students
Books & Supplies - Special Circumstance
BR - Fall 2008 Enrollment Verification form
- download the paper form
- submit the information electronically
Branch Campuses - now Urban Campuses
Brochures, Financial Aid Publications and
BS - Spring 2009 Enrollment Verification form (not yet available)
- download the paper form
- submit the information electronically
Budgets (Cost of Attendance) for Attending WSU
- Academic Year 2008-2009
- Summer Session 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)
Budgets (Expenses for Living) for Greek Life
- Living Costs (average) for fraternities
- Living Costs (average) for sororities

C

Calendars
- Important Dates to Remember
- Registrar's Dates
- Summer Session Schedule
Campus Housing (see also Dorms, Residence Hall)
Campus Map
Cancellation/Discharge of Stafford Loans
Cancellation of enrollment (withdrawal from the University)
- Process-Registrars' Office (to cancel enrollment online)
- Refund Policy
- Return to Title IV Fund Information
Cancellation provisions
- of Nursing Loans
- of Perkins Loans
- of Parent PLUS Loans
Changes to your award
Child Care Expenses - Special Circumstance
Changing/updating your -
- Address (You may change your address or phone number by going to myWSU, my Profile, select “Change address or phone”.)
- Name
Common Data Set - WSU
Comparing PLUS Loans to Private/Alternative Loans
Computer Purchase - Special Circumstance
Consolidation Loan
Consortiums
- For More Information
- Frequently Asked Questions About Consortiums
- How Do I Arrange A Consortium?
- What is a Consortium?
Contacting the
- Federal Information Center
- Learning Centers
- Office of Scholarship Services
- Office of Student Financial Aid
- Urban Campuses
Cooperative Extension - 4-H Scholarship
Cost of Attendance - Definition
Cost of Attendance (total) - Attending WSU
- Academic Year 2008-2009
- Summer Session 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)
Cost (Expenses for Living) - Greek Life
- Living Expenses (average) for fraternities
- Living Expenses (average) for sororities
Cougar Card
Cougar Commitment
Course Fees
Credits, Tax
- Hope Scholarship
- Lifetime Learning Credit
Crediting of Financial Aid to Student Accounts
Current Announcements

D

Dates
Deadline, Due Dates for Tuition Payments-Academic Year
Deadline, Due Dates for Tuition Payments-Summer 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)
Deferment of Loan Payments for
Departmental and College Scholarships
Dependency - Appeal for Independency
Deposit/Crediting of Financial Aid to Student Accounts
Direct Deposit
- Direct Deposit (Apply online)
- Direct Deposit Form (Print the paper form)
- Information About Direct Deposit
Disbursement (Payment) of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Discharge/Cancellation of Stafford Loans
Divorced - Getting - Special Circumstances
DDP - Distance Degree Programs
- DDP Cost of Attendance
- DDP Financial Aid FAQs (topic: Financial Aid/Scholarships)
- DDP Financial Aid Handbook
- DDP Website
Dorms (Resident Halls)
- Resident Halls General Information
- Resident Hall Payment Plan
Drug Abuse Prevention
- Health & Wellness
Due Dates for Tuition Payments-Academic Year
Due Dates for Tuition Payments-Summer 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)

E

EdFund
Education Abroad-General Program Information
Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG)
EDP see "DDP"
EdWise - Student Financial Planning Guide
EFC - Expected Family Contribution
- Formula - How it is calculated
Emergency (Short-Term) Loans
Employment of Graduates
- Careers Services
Employment, Student
- Finding a Job
- Non-Work Study
  - General Information
- Off-Campus Work-Study Program
- Work-Study (WS)
- W-2 information & forms from WSU employment
Enrollment Verification form
- Fall 2008 Term (BR form)
  - download the paper form
  - submit the information electronically
- Spring 2008 Term (BS form) (not yet available)
  - download the paper form
  - submit the information electronically
Entrance Interview/Counseling
EOG (Educational Opportunity) Grant
Equity in Athletics
Estimating loan payment amounts
Exit Interview/Counseling
- Exit Interview - Perkins
- Exit Interview - Stafford (Academic Year/Spring Only)
- Exit Interview - Stafford (Summer)
Expected Family Contribution (see "EFC")

F

Faculty/Staff Dependent Scholarship
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
- Contact the processor (Federal Information Center)
- FAFSA Online (complete the form)
- School Code for FAFSA - 003800
Fall 2008 Enrollment Verification Form-BR
- download the paper form
- submit the information electronically
Family Contribution (Expected ) - EFC
- Formula - How it is calculated
Fall 2008 Graduation - FG form
Federal Loan Interest rates
Federal Loan Lenders
- for Graduate PLUS Loans
  - (see the list)
  - (print the list) .pdf format
- for Stafford Loans
  - (see the list)
  - (print the list) .pdf format
- for Parent PLUS Loans
  - (see the list)
  - (print the list) .pdf format
- for Private/Alternative Educational Loans
  - (see the list)
  - (print the list) .pdf format
Federal Student Guide
Fees, Course
Fee/Tuition Waivers, Graduate
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP)
Federal SEOG - Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program
Federal Information Center - Contact Information
Federal Pell Grant Program
Federal Perkins Loan Program
Federal Work-Study Program
FERPA - Authorization to Release Financial Information
- (download & print the form)
- FERPA at WSU
File Review
Financial Aid, Authorization to Apply to All Charges form
Financial Aid - Awarding of
- Accepting an award
- Changes to your award
- Making awards
Financial Aid Check List for Education Abroad
- Print paper form
Financial Aid Forms
(to download & print) .pdf format
Financial Aid Handbook
- print or view the publication
Financial Aid Terms-Vocabulary
Finding a Job
- Campus Employment Openings (list)
- (see also "Work", "Work-Study")
Forms
- Forms for Academic Year 2008-2009
- Forms for Summer 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)
4-H Scholarship, Cooperative Extension
Fraternity Living Expenses (average)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- About Consortiums
- About Education Abroad
- About Financial Aid
- About Federal (Stafford, PLUS) Loans
- About Graduate PLUS Loans
- About Loan Consolidation
- About Non-Resident Aliens & Taxes
- About Perkins Loans
- About Private/Alternative Educational Loans
- About Scholarships
- About Taxes & Financial Aid
Funding Education Beyond High School 2008-09 (.pdf)

G

General Information Page
- Academic Year
- Summer Session
GET - Washington Guaranteed Education Tuition Plan
Glenn Terrell Presidential Scholarship Program
Glossary - Vocabulary of Financial Aid Terms
Graduate Aid
Graduate Nursing
- Cost of Attendance
- Types of Aid
Graduate PLUS Loan
Graduation Fall 2008 - FG form
Graduation Statistics
- About WSU
- WSU Facts & Figures (.pdf)
Grants for Undergraduates
- General Information
- Grant - AC Grants - Academic Competitiveness Grants
- Grant - Federal Pell Grant
- Grant - Federal SEOG
- Grant - SMART Grants - National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants
- Grant - TEACH Grant
- Grant - Washington State Need Grant (SNG)
- Grant - EOG
Greek Life
Guide to Preliminary Award Notification 2008-2009
- (Print or view the publication) .pdf format
Guide for Summer Financial Aid Recipients, 2008
- (Summer 2008 has ended)

H

Handbook, 2008-09 Financial Aid
- (Print or view the publication) .pdf format
Health Profession Loan (HPL) Program
- for Pharmacy students
- for Veterinary Medicine students
Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB)
Holds, Things That Hold Aid From Disbursement
Hope Credit/Scholarship
Housing

I

Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)
Important Dates to Remember
Income Loss - Special Circumstances
Independency - Appeal for Independency
Intercollegiate College of Nursing
Interest rates for federal loans
International Freshman Academic Award
International Transfer Academic Award
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

J

K

L

Learning Centers
Lenders, Preferred
- for Graduate PLUS Loans
- for Stafford Loans
- for PLUS (Parent Loans)
- for Private/Alternative Educational Loans
Lifetime Learning Credit
Lighty Leadership Award
Links, Other Useful Sites
Links, Other WSU Services
Living Expenses for Greek Life
- Living Expenses (average) for fraternities
- Living Expenses (average) for sororities
Living Off-Campus
Loan, Alaska
Loan Consolidation
- EdFund Loan Consolidation Information
- Federal Loan Consolidation Information
Loan Guarantee Agency - EdFund
Loan Office-Student
Loan (all types) for
- Graduate Students
- Pharmacy Students
- Second Bachelors Degree Students
- Undergraduate Students
- Veterinary Medicine Students
Loans - Emergency/Short Term
Loan - Federal
- Graduate Student PLUS Loans
- Health Profession (HPL) Loans
- Nursing Student Loans
- Parent PLUS Loans
- Perkins Loans
- Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Loan, Information for all programs
- Estimating Payments
- Loan Consolidation (see above)
- Locating Prior Lenders
- Sample Repayment Charts
Loan Limits for Stafford Loans
- Undergraduate program limits
- Graduate Nursing program limits
- Graduate program limits
- Pharmacy limits
- Vet/Med limits
- Second Bachelors degree limits
Loan MPN (Master Promissory Note) Instructions (.pdf format)
Location of our office
Loss of Income - Special Circumstances

M

Making Awards
Map - Campus
Married
- Married - Getting - Special Circumstances
- Married - Independency Criteria
Medical/Dental Expenses - Special Circumstances
Miscellaneous Charges
- Authorization to Apply Financial Aid to All Charges form
- What is paid by Authorization
Miscellaneous WSU Scholarships
MPN (Master Promissory Note) Instructions (.pdf format)

N

Name change procedures
National Merit Scholarships
Native American - American Indian Endowed Scholarship
Need - Determining Financial Need
Non-Resident Aliens & Taxes
Non-Work Study Employment
NSLDS
- What is the NSLDS?
- Go to the website for: NSLDS - National Student Loan Data System
Nursing
- Cost of Attendance-Undergraduate Nursing
- Cost of Attendance-Graduate Nursing
- Nursing, Intercollegiate College of
- Types of aid
  - Nursing Loans
  - Nursing Scholarships

O

Off-Campus Work-Study Program
- Finding a Job
- W-2 information & forms from WSU employment
Office of Postsecondary Education
Office of Student Conduct
On-Campus Work-Study Programs
Operating Fee Waiver/Graduate Assistantships
Outside Scholarships (those not awarded by WSU)

P

Parent in College - Special Circumstances
Parent in Repayment on Educational Loan - Special Circumstances
Parent PLUS Loans (Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students - PLUS)
- Loan Application Request
  - print the form: Form - G8 for Academic Year 2008-09
  - print the form: Form - G9 for Summer 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)
- Loan Information
- Loan Process
- Master Promissory Note (MPN)
- MPN Instructions
- PLUS denial
- Comparing Parent PLUS Loans to Private/Alternative Loans
Payment (Disbursement) of Financial Aid
Pell Grant, Federal
Perkins Loan, Federal
- Cancellation provisions of Perkins Loans
- Frequently Asked Questions, Perkins Loans
- Perkins promissory note
Permission/Authorization to Release Financial Information (FERPA)
Pharmacy Student
- Cost of Attendance
- Types of Aid
Phi Beta Kappa Scholarships
PLUS - Parent PLUS (Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students - PLUS)
- Comparing PLUS Loans to Private/Alternative Loans
- Federal Loan Lender List
  - (see the list)
  - (print the list) .pdf format
- Loan Application Request
- print the form: Form - G8 for Academic Year 2008-09
- print the form: Form - G9 for Summer 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)
- Loan Information
- Loan Process
- Master Promissory Note (MPN)
- MPN Instructions
- PLUS denial
Postponement of Loan Payments
- - see Deferment of Loan Payments
Preferred Lenders
- for Graduate PLUS Loans
- for Stafford Loans
- for PLUS (Parent Loans)
- for Private/Alternative Educational Loans
Preliminary Award Notification, Guide to
- (Print or view the publication) .pdf format
Printing Instructions (how to print screens from this web)
Private/Alternative Educational Loans
- General Information
- Completing the Application
- Competitive Private Loan Lenders
  - (see the list)
  - (print the list) .pdf format
- Comparing Parent PLUS Loans to Private/Alternative Loans
- Questions to Ask When Comparing Private/Alternative Educational Loans
Private/Donor Scholarship Listing
Private School Tuition - Special Circumstances
Promise Scholarship, Washington
Promissory Note
- Graduate PLUS Loan
- MPN Instructions
- Perkins
- Parent PLUS Loan
- Stafford Loan
Publications and Brochures, Financial Aid

Q

Quality Assurance
Questions, Frequently Asked

R

RB - Form - SAP Appeal Instructions
- Form RB - print instructions for 2008-09
Regents Scholarship Program
Residency Requirements - to be a Washington resident
Resident Hall (Dorms)
- Resident Halls General Information
- Resident Hall Payment Plan
Resources, Scholarship
Responsible Borrowing of Educational Loans
Return to Title IV Fund Information
Revised award notification
Revision Request for -
- Academic Year 2008-2009 (not yet available)
  - Submit information electronically
    (limited to certain types of changes only)
  - Download paper version
    (for all types of changes)
- Summer 2008 (Summer 2008 has ended)
  - Submit information electronically
    (limited to certain types of changes only)
  - Download paper version
    (for all types of changes)
Right to Know, Student
- General Information
- Accreditation Information
- Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention
  - Health & Wellness
  - Office of Student Conduct (university policies)
- Employment of Graduates
  - Careers Services
- Equity in Athletics
- Graduation Statistics
  - About WSU
  - WSU Facts & Figures (.pdf)
- WSU Common Data Set
- Your Right to Privacy
  - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Information
- Your Safety
Rights & Responsibilities, Student Aid Participant

S

SALC - Student Advising and Learning Center
Sample Repayment Loan Charts
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
- SAP Appeal Form RB - print instructions
- SAP Requirements
Scholarships
- Alumni Scholarships
- Apply for 2009-10 WSU Scholarships (not yet available)
- Apply for 2008-09 WSU Scholarships
  - The application deadline has passed.
- Athletic Scholarships
- College/Departmental Scholarships
- Cooperative Extension 4H Scholarship
- Faculty/Staff Dependent Scholarship
- Look Here First
- National Merit Scholarships
- Phi Beta Kappa Scholarships
- Private Donor & Endowed Scholarships
- Scholarships for Education Abroad
- Scholarship FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Scholarship Free Searches & Resources
- Scholarship Services, Office of
- Scholarship, Taxable Income
- State of Washington Scholarships - General Information
- Urban Campuses Scholarships
- Washington Achievers Scholarships
- Washington National Guard Waiver
- WSU Faculty/Staff Dependent Scholarship
School Code for the FAFSA - 003800
Second Bachelor's Degree Students
- Cost of Attendance
- Types of Aid
Short Term Loans
SMART Grants (National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants)
Sorority Living Expenses (average)
Special Circumstances
- Independency - Appeal for Independency
Spokane (WSU) Urban Campus
Spring 2009 Enrollment Verification Form-BS (not yet available)
- (download the paper form)
- (submit the information electronically)
Staff/Faculty Dependent Scholarship
Stafford Loans
- Cancellation/Discharge of Stafford Loans
- Federal Loan Lenders
  - (see the list on-line)
  - (print the list)
- Subsidized Stafford
- Unsubsidized Stafford
- Loan Limits
- Loan Process
- Master Promissory Note
- MPN Instructions
- PLUS denial
State Need Grant (SNG) (program information)
State EOG (Educational Opportunity Grant) program information
State of Washington Scholarship Programs
- State of Washington Scholarships - General Information
- American Indian Endowed Scholarship
- WAVE - Washington Award for Vocational Excellence
- Washington Promise Scholarship
- Washington Scholars Program
State Work-Study
Student Accounts/University Receivables Office
- How to "Contact us"
Student Athletics
- Athletic Awards
- Athletic Equity
  - Gender Equity Report
  - WSU Athletics
- Athletic Forms & Letters
Student Loans/University Receivables
- How to "Contact us"
Student Advising and Learning Center - SALC
Student